Category: Education
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Mitchell School Neighborhood Forest Project
The Project will have elementary students planting trees as a part of Ann Arbor tree giveaway. The students can choose to plant their tree in the Scarlett Mitchell Woods. On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, Michael Benham, Pat Frey and Judy Schmidt walked with parent volunteer and naturalist, Jessamy Green-Husted, to identify possible tree planting areas…
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Scarlett Nature Club
Scarlett Nature Club – Pat Frey is out of commission after a fall on Friday, March 21. We are fervently wishing Pat a complete recovery! Gwynne Fisher has stepped in to serve as interim Nature Club sponsor for the remainder of the school year. This lively group of middle school students meets weekly on Tuesday…
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Planet parade for February 2025
The planetary parade continues for the month of February. A planet parade is celestial event where at least six planets are visible in the sky: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. The last two planet will require a telescope. One should look in the sky just as the sun sets.
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Winter Sky
Winter is often considered the best time for stargazing. You can see more stars when it’s cold because cold air tends to be clearer with less atmospheric moisture, resulting in a better view of the night sky with fewer clouds, making stars, planets and moon appear brighter and more visible. The moon, our nearest celestial…
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Planet parade for January 2025
We are starting 2025 with an astronomical phenomena known as a planet parade. A planet parade is celestial event where at least six planets are visible in the sky: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. The last two planet will require a telescope.
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NAP – K to Grade 5: Tracks on Trails – December 13, 2024
K-5 Forest Fridays: Tracks on Trails FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 – 4 to 5:30 pm Believe it or not, foot or paw prints (tracks) can tell us a lot about an animal and their behavior. Whether they’re left in snow or in mud, tracks are all around! Come hone your tracking skills and learn about what…
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Maple
Maple (acer) is a hardwood tree. Maple timber is commonly used in flooring and furniture-making. Maple syrup is made from the sap of some maple species including sugar maples (acer saccharum). Maple tree pests are fungus, caterpillars, aphids and Asian long-horned beetles. The maple leaves are palmately (like a hand) lobed. The leaves are in pairs…
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Red Oak
Oak (genus Quercus) is a hardwood tree. Oak timber is commonly used in construction and furniture-making. Oak barrels are used for aging alcoholic beverages such as wine, sherry and whisky, giving them an added flavor and aromas. Oak smoke is used to flavor a number of food products. Oak trees have a large number of pests…
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Shagbark Hickory
Shagbark hickory (Carya ovate) is named after the recognizable feature of the mature tree. The bark in the higher truck splays out thus the adjective shagbark. Hickory is a hardwood tree. The leaves of the shagbark hickory are a compound odd numbered pinnate (central stem) leaf. The compound leaf is 12 to 24 inches long.…
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Ann Arbor Public School Nature Areas
The Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) have 6 woods/nature areas associated with schools. To see more check the M-Live article Sleeping assets: Ann Arbor Public Schools owns nearly 200 acres of undeveloped land in city – mlive.com AAPS owns the central property containing the loop trail of Scarlett Mitchell Woods. Scarlett Mitchell Woods is used…